Tycana
- 68 installs
- 3.2k repo stars
- Updated August 2, 2026
- davepoon/buildwithclaude
Give Claude persistent memory of your tasks, projects, and deadlines via the Tycana MCP server, then plan your day and get next-action recommendations.
About
Connects the Tycana MCP server so Claude captures tasks from conversation and tracks projects, deadlines, and patterns across sessions. A developer uses it to plan the day, get energy-aware next actions, and review progress.
- Captures tasks from conversation with inferred effort and project
- Energy-aware what_next and velocity/slip pattern tracking
Tycana by the numbers
- 68 all-time installs (skills.sh)
- Ranked #1,508 of 3,280 Productivity & Planning skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
- Data as of Aug 3, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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| Installs | 68 |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 3.2k |
| Last updated | August 2, 2026 |
| Repository | davepoon/buildwithclaude ↗ |
What it does
Give Claude persistent memory of your tasks, projects, and deadlines via the Tycana MCP server, then plan your day and get next-action recommendations.
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Tycana Productivity
Tycana gives Claude persistent memory about your work across conversations. Connect once via MCP, and every session includes your tasks, projects, deadlines, blockers, and computed intelligence from your patterns.
Homepage: tycana.com Getting started: tycana.com/getting-started
Prerequisites
- Tycana MCP server connected at
https://app.tycana.com/mcp(OAuth 2.1) - Or install the Tycana Claude plugin:
/plugin install tycana
Available Tools
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
capture | Create tasks from conversation context |
complete | Mark items done with outcome and notes |
plan_day | Generate prioritized daily plan |
what_next | Energy-aware next action recommendation |
review | Progress summary with pattern analysis |
get_context | Load current work context |
search | Find items by keyword or filter |
list_items | List items with status/project filters |
get_item | Get full detail on a specific item |
update_item | Modify item properties |
relate_items | Create blocking/dependency relationships |
remember | Store personal preferences and constraints |
cleanup_project | Archive completed items in a project |
delete_item | Remove an item |
Example Prompts
"Plan my day"
"Remind me to update the deployment docs before Friday"
"What should I work on next? I have about an hour and low energy"
"How's the infrastructure project going?"
"Review my week"
"Brain dump — I've got a bunch of things rattling around"Key Features
- Capture from conversation — mention something you need to do and it's captured with effort, energy, and project inferred from context
- Computed intelligence — velocity tracking, slip detection, effort calibration that improves over time
- Energy-aware recommendations — factors in your current energy level for task suggestions
- Project graph — items connect via blocking chains and dependencies, not flat lists
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